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One of each :rolleyes: I have one with the Duramax, son has one with a 6.0. The lifting manual is supposed to be packed with the lift but I was wanting to get a head start and get an idea of where to position the lift so I could run the conduit and have it ready for the drop to the lift. Just...

I finally pulled the trigger on a Bendpak XPR-10AS that is supposed to be here next week. Does any one have experience with lifting a Silverado 2500HD CCSB 4WD? I am playing around with the layout in the garage and am interested in where the truck is positioned relative to the lifting posts and...

That looks very similar to the "Vantech" EVEX2006 that I installed. Probably all of them are made in the same plant in China. Go with the Cat 6 cable and the one rated for 100 meters and you should be good to go. Andy

I just finished my shop and have a similar setup and installed a HDMI extender with IR remote control capability between the TV / Directv receiver in the house and the new TV in the shop (total cable length on my setup is 160 feet). The TV in the house is old and I feed it with the line out...

Just curious on why you would need a second engineer for the garage if the plans have been sealed and signed by some one with a PE license in your state. Andy - Also a PE (Mechanical)

Thanks for the responses, I was out of town when the meter base and the underground wiring was installed, the wiring to the shop are a 2 hots and a neutral (3 wire service,) it is apparently allowed in the NEC code to supply a residence and (1) detached structure from the meter base with out a...

Hopefully some one has run into this before and can provide some guidance: Long story short, new shop is completed, the electrician upgraded the meter base to 320 amp with dual lugs, one set of lugs feeds the existing house panel, second set feeds the new shop which is ~ 100 feet from the meter...

Price for the upgrade may be slightly high but is in the ball park based on some pricing on my shop build (in progress). The price for swapping my 200 amp meter base with a 320 amp combination meter base / breaker panel was $1400 and some change. This will have breakers to feed the current...

Difference in elevation / bigger pipe is your friend. The picture on the right will be better, but not sure if 18" of elevation will do much. You are wanting to maximize the thermo siphon effect (Hot water rises, cold water sinks) so the higher the hot tub is from the stove / bigger the pipe...

Me thinks "affordable" may not go well with your constraints (remote buzzer, remote gate control, light and installation) Your zip code comes back to Concord, just down I-85 from me. Best recommendation would be to contact several of the fence companies in the Charlotte area and get bids on an...

Go with the 5/8", the pressure drop through the meter would be minimal, at 10 GPM it would be 2 psi, at 20 GPM it is 8 psi (from the Neptune Meter page, they are a big supplier of water meters.) The prices I referenced are from the local water coop, and include all excavation, doing a hot tap...

Just did a quick look at pressure drop for different sizes of HDPE pipe on the engineeringtoolbox.com site, numbers below are for 1000 feet of piping at 9.5 GPM - unless you are planning to fight fires this is probably a good flow rate to run the numbers on. 3/4" 76 psi pressure drop 1"...

Some comments (been there done that but no Tee shirt) :) If you have a trailer that can transport it I would recommend renting a ride on trencher, saves on wrestling with the self propelled models. 1200 ft should be no issue to do in a half day unless you hit rock. I am lucky that I have a...

I am the second owner of a 27 year old Hardy H2, I bought it for a steal 6 years ago with absolutely no regrets. Keeps the house nice and toasty during the winter and also heats the domestic hot water. No idea on what a new install would cost but would guess it would be north of $6k if you...

+1 on the trencher. Had to put in 600 feet of water line, rented a 45 hp or so Vermeer ride on with about a 6 foot bar on it from the local Hertz dealer on Friday afternoon, took about 3 hrs to go through a heavily wooded area, the chain on the trencher was rated to cut asphalt and it made short...